Melbourne Grammar School [Grimwade House] Junior School Campus Upgrade

  • client Melbourne Grammar School

    status Staged Completion 2000 - 2003

    location Balaclava Road, Caulfield, Victoria

    traditional land owners Bunurong People

    photography John Gollings

  • Melbourne Grammar School’s Junior School campus, Grimwade House, is located in the former grounds of ‘Harleston’ and operates from prep to year 6. A master planning process was commenced in 1999 that is ongoing with regular reviews. Whilst the School has a stable population, there was a need to upgrade facilities to meet new educational demands with a range of projects to be staged over several years, including pedestrianising the campus, new administration and classroom buildings, the refurbishment of numerous specialised spaces for art and music and a major new assembly hall. The campus possesses an intimate, “village-like” atmosphere that is the perfect setting for young students. The Master Plan consolidates all academic buildings into a single precinct leaving the balance of the campus for recreational and landscape purposes. Buildings are loosely linked around a network of courtyards, pathways and gardens with easy access to generous and leafy play spaces.

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